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HCSD — Standard Operating Procedures

Hartwell County Sheriff's Department Standard Operating Procedure Policy Manual. Public reference.

Law Enforcement Role and Authority

HCSD Organization and Administration

General Law Enforcement Operations

300 - Use of Force

300.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines on the reasonable use of force. While the...

301 - Use of Force Review Board

301.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes a process for the Hartwell County Sheriff’s Depar...

302 - Handcuffing and Restraints

302.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the use of handcuffs and other restra...

303 - Control Devices and Techniques – Non-Lethal to Less-than-Lethal

303.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the use and maintenance of control de...

304 - Conducted Energy Weapons

304.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the issuance and use of a TASER less-...

305 - Deputy/Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths

305.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish policy and procedures for the ...

306 - Firearms/Sidearms

306.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for issuing firearms sometimes referred t...

307 - Vehicle Pursuits

307.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for vehicle pursuits in order to protect ...

308 - Deputy Response to Calls

308.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides deputies with guidelines for the safe and appropriat...

309 - Domestic Violence

309.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide the guidelines necessary to dete...

310 - Search and Seizure

310.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Both the federal and state Constitutions provide every individual with th...

311 - Temporary Custody of Juveniles

311.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines consistent with the Juvenile Justice and ...

312 - Seniors and Disability Victimization

312.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the investigation...

313 - Discriminatory Harassment

313.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to prevent office members from being subjec...

314 - Child Abuse

314.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the investigation...

315 - Missing Persons

315.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance for handling missing person investigations....

316 - Public Alerts

316.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for alerting the publ...

317 - Victim and Witness Assistance

317.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to ensure that crime victims and witnesses ...

318 - Hate Crimes

318.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy is designed to assist in identifying and handling crimes moti...

319 - Standards of Conduct

319.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes standards of conduct that are consistent with the...

320 - Disposal of Media

320.1 PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to outline the proper disposal of media (physical or ...

321 - Information Technology Use

321.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the proper use of...

322 - Report Preparation

322.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Report preparation is a major part of each deputy's job. The purpose of r...

323 - Media Relations

323.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the release of official office inform...

324 - Subpoenas and Court Appearances

324.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This procedure has been established to provide for the acceptance of subp...

325 - Reserve Deputies

325.1 INFORMATION The Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department Reserve Unit will not exist under the ...

326 - Outside Agency Assistance

326.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to members when request...

327 - Registered Offender Information

327.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes guidelines by which the Hartwell County Sheriff’s...

328 - Major Incident Notification

328.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to members of this depa...

329 - Death Investigation

329.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The investigations of cases involving death include those ranging from na...

330 - Identity Theft

330.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Identity theft is a growing trend that frequently involves related crimes...

331 - Private Persons Arrests – Citizen’s Arrest

331.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance for the handling of pri...

332 - Limited English Proficiency Services

332.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance to members when communicating with individu...

333 - Mandatory Oakridge College Notification

333.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to describe the requirements and procedures...

334 - Chaplains

334.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes the guidelines for Hartwell County Sheriff’s Depa...

335 - Biological Samples

335.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the collection of biological samples ...

336 - Public Safety Video Surveillance System

336.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance for the placement and monitoring of office ...

337 - Child and Dependent Adult Safety

337.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines to ensure that children and dependent adu...

338 - Service Animals

338.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide the guidelines necessary to ensu...

339 - Volunteer Program

339.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department Volunteer Unit will not exist th...

340 - Off-Duty Law Enforcement Actions

340.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The decision to become involved in a law enforcement action when off-duty...

341 - Canines/K9

341.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes guidelines for the use of canines to augment poli...

342 - Office Use of Social Media

342.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines to ensure that any use of social media on...

343 - Native American/Indigenous Persons Protection and Repatriation

343.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy is intended to ensure the protection and security of ancient ...

344 - Gun Violence Restraining Orders

344.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for petitioning and s...

345 - Community Relations

345.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for community relatio...

346 - Generative Artificial Intelligence Use

346.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for office use of gen...

347 - Court Facility Entry Screening

347.1 PURPOSE This Order establishes the policy and procedures for the security screening of all ...

349 - Tsunami Response

349.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Hartwell County is located near the Pacific Ocean. This policy is intende...

Patrol Operations

400 - Patrol Functions

400.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to define the patrol function, the main fun...

401 - Incident Command System

401.1 USE OF INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) 401.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides all membe...

402 - Biased-Based Policing

402.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance to office members that affirms the Hartwell...

403 - Briefing Training

403.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Briefing training is generally conducted at the beginning of the deputy’s...

404 - Crime and Disaster Scene Integrity

404.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance in handling a major cri...

405 - Crisis Response Unit – Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)

405.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Crisis Response Unit (CRU) is comprised of one specialized team: the ...

406 - Ride-Along Program and Policy

406.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Ride-Along Program provides an opportunity for citizens to experience...

408 - Hazardous Material Response

408.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Exposure to hazardous materials presents potential harm to office members...

409 - Hostage and Barricade Incidents

409.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for situations where ...

410 - Bomb Calls

410.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines to assist members of ...

411 - Mental Illness Commitments

411.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for when deputies may take a person into ...

412 - Cite and Release Policy

412.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance on when to release adults who are arrested ...

413 - Foreign Diplomatic and Consular Representatives

413.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines to ensure that members of the Hartwell Co...

414 - Rapid Response and Deployment

414.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Violence that is committed in schools, workplaces and other locations by ...

415 - Reporting Policy Activity Outside of Jurisdiction

415.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides general guidelines for reporting police activity whi...

416 - Immigration Violations

416.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE - CONFORMANCE TO SB54 AND RELATED LAWS The purpose of this policy is to e...

417 - Field Training Officer Program

417.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Field Training Officer Program is intended to provide a standardized ...

418 - Aircraft Accidents

418.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide office members with guidelines f...

419 - Obtaining Air Support

419.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The use of a police helicopter can be invaluable in certain situations. T...

420 - Contacts and Temporary Detentions

420.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for temporarily det...

421 - Criminal Organizations

421.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the Hartwell County Sheriff’...

422 - Bureau and Division Commanders

422.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Each division must be directed by supervisors who are capable of making d...

423 - Duty Officer

423.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This Order establishes a method whereby a Sheriff’s Department Duty Offic...

424 - Mobile Data Tablet Use

424.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for the proper acce...

425 - Portable Audio/Video Recorders

425.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the use of portable audio/video recor...

426 - Marijuana/Medical Marijuana

426.0.5 EDUCATION FACILITIES This strict prohibition affects all major higher education instituti...

427 - Mounted Patrol Units

427.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department has established the Mounted Patr...

428 - Foot Pursuits

428.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines to assist deputies in making the decision...

429 - Homeless Persons

429.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to ensure that personnel understand the nee...

430 - Crisis Intervention Incidents

430.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for interacting with those who may be exp...

431 - Public Recording of Law Enforcement Activity

431.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for handling situations in which members ...

432 - First Amendment Assemblies

432.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance for responding to public assemblies or demo...

433 - Suspicious Activity Reporting

433.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for reporting and investigating suspiciou...

434 - Medical Aid and Response

434.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy recognizes that members often encounter persons in need of me...

435 - Civil Disputes

435.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides members of the Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department ...

436 - Mobile Audio/Video

436.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department may have equipped marked patrol ...

437 - Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Technology

437.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance for the capture, storag...

438 - Body-Worn Cameras

438.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the use of a body...

Traffic Operations

Investigation Operations

Equipment

Crime Analysis

800 - Crime Analysis

800.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Crime analysis should provide currently useful information to aid operati...

801 - Dispatch

801.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes guidelines for the basic functions of Dispatch. I...

802 - Property Division

802.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides for the proper collection, storage, and security of ...

803 - Records Division

803.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes the guidelines for the operational functions of t...

804 - Restoration of Firearm Serial Numbers

804.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The primary purpose for restoring firearm serial numbers is to determine ...

805 - Records Maintenance and Release

805.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance on the maintenance and release of office re...

806 - Protected Information

806.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the access, trans...

807 - Computers and Digital Evidence

807.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes procedures for the seizure and storage of compute...

808 - Animal Control

808.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for interacting wit...

809 - Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act

809.2 BURIAL ARRANGEMENTS AND INDIGENT CREMATION PROGRAM REFERENCE: Probate Code Sections 7600-76...

810 - DUTIES AND FUNCTION OF THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR

810.22 ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS FOR FISCAL RECORDS REFERENCE: Probate Code Sections 1062-1063, 766...

811 - CJIS Access, Maintenance, and Security

811.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the use, maintena...

Personnel/Human Resources

900 - Recruitment and Selection

900.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides a framework for employee recruiting efforts and iden...

901 - Employee Evaluation

901.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Office of The Sheriff’s employee performance evaluation system is des...

902 - Underfunded Special Assignments and Promotion Criteria

902.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for promotions and ...

903 - Grievance Procedure

903.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the Hartwell Coun...

904 - Anti-Retaliation

904.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy prohibits retaliation against members who identify workplace ...

905 - Reporting of Arrests, Convictions, and Court Orders

905.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to describe the notification requirements a...

906 - Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace

906.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish clear and uniform guidelines r...

907 - Sick Leave

907.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides general guidance regarding the use and processing of...

908 - Communicable Diseases

908.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides general guidelines to assist in minimizing the risk ...

909 - Smoking and Tobacco Use

909.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes limitations on smoking and the use of tobacco pro...

910 - Personnel Complaints

910.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the reporting, investigation and disp...

911 - Seat Belts

911.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes guidelines for the use of seat belts and child re...

912 - Body Armor

912.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide law enforcement officers with gu...

913 - Personnel Records

913.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy governs maintenance and access to personnel records. Personne...

914 - Commendations and Awards

914.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides general guidelines for recognizing commendable or me...

916 - Fitness for Duty

916.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE All deputies are required to be free from any physical, emotional, or men...

917 - Meal Periods and Breaks

917.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy regarding meals and breaks, insofar as possible shall conform...

918 - Lactation Breaks

918.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance regarding reasonable ac...

919 - Payroll

919.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides the guidelines for completing and submitting payroll...

921 - Outside Employment

921.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE In order to avoid actual or perceived conflicts of interest for departmen...

922 - Occupational Disease and Work-Related Injury Reporting

922.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance regarding the timely re...

923 - Personal Appearance Standards

923.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE In order to project uniformity and neutrality toward the public and other...

925 - Nepotism and Conflicting Relationships

925.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to ensure equal opportunity and effective e...

926 - Department Badges

926.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department badge and uniform patch as well ...

927 - Temporary Modified-Duty Assignments

927.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes procedures for providing temporary modified-duty ...

929 - Speech, Expression, and Social Networking

929.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy is intended to address issues associated with the use of soci...

930 - Illness and Injury Prevention

930.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish an ongoing and effective plan ...

931 - Line-Of-Duty Deaths

931.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to members of the Hartw...

932 - Wellness Program

932.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance on establishing and mai...

Identification & Coroner

1000 - Evidence

1000.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy serves to establish rules and guidelines pertaining to any e...

1001 - Identification

1001.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Establishing a decedent's identification is a core duty of the Coroner e...

1002 - Property

1002.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE California Government Code 27491.3 authorizes the Sheriff-Coroner, Coron...

1003 - NEXT-OF KIN

1003.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Notifying a decedent's legal next-of-kin of the death is a core duty of ...

1004 - Field Responses

1004.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE California Government Code 27491 specifies all deaths requiring an inqui...

1005 - Unidentified Persons

1005.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy details the legal mandates and additional requirements of th...

1006 - Reportable Deaths

1006.1 POLICY California Government code 27491 establishes the type(s) of deaths requiring an inq...

1008 - Livescan

1008.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE As stated in Policy 1101 - Identification, the preferred method of finge...

1009 - Record Information Management Systems/RIMS

1009.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Documentation and tracking of accurate and complete information is vital...

1010 - Suicide Notes

1010.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Pursuant to Government Code 27464, suicide notes are commonly collected ...

1012 - Outside Agency Death Notifications

1012.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE As a professional courtesy, the Coroner Division will occasionally assis...

1013 - Assist Outside Agency

1013.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Occasionally, the Coroner Division receives a request from an outside ag...

1014 - Autopsy Attendance

1014.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Coroner Division regularly receives requests from outside parties se...

1015 - Private Autopsy

1015.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Pursuant to Government Code 27520, the Coroner Division Facility shall c...

1016 - Religious Objection to Autopsy

1016.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE California Government Code section 27491.43 mandates that a Coroner shal...

1017 - Organ/Tissue Donations

1017.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Coroner's Office supports the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Health an...

1018 - Transportation, Body Removal, and Recovery of Parts

1018.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE As a component of the medicolegal death investigation, the Deputy Corone...

1019 - Carcinoma, Reporting of

1019.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE California Health and Safety Code 10252 mandates the Coroner to report t...

1020 - Investigative Reports

1020.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE As a component of the death investigation, the Deputy Coroner shall prep...

Court Services

Oakridge College

California State Constitution and Laws Governing the Role of The Sheriff